Colorado’s 1876 constitution granted women a limited right to vote in school board elections, but deferred the broader question of suffrage to the new state’s Legislature and the results of a future ...
Colorado’s path to becoming a state was not easy, it took 17 long years, but thanks to determination and tenacity on Aug. 1, 1876 it joined the United States of America. The path to becoming the 38th ...
DENVER — A new exhibition at the History Colorado Center reveals the untold story of how 137 Black men delayed Colorado's statehood in the 1860s by fighting for their right to vote, ultimately ...
Colorado’s admission into the Union ahead of that election was an overtly partisan political maneuver by Republicans, who felt assured of the new state’s three electoral votes. In early 1875, the ...
The eyes of the nation in spring 1876 turned to the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia – formally the Centennial ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Colorado Springs is preparing for a historic celebration as both the United States marks its 250th anniversary and Colorado celebrates 150 years of statehood in 2026. ...